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on May 30, 2024 14:22:59 GMT
Posted: May 30, 2024 14:22:59 GMT
Following on from the discovery of the Yashica 6x32 Telescopic Sight which appears in an earlier thread, we now have another 1960's piece of Yashica obscurity: their 20x40 Monocular Spotting Scope.  Yash 20x40 Spotting ScopeOf course, they'd form a natural pairing if you were target shooting back then. The optics are very sharp and colour-neutral. What is not shown in this image is the hood in the extended position. |
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on May 31, 2024 21:42:45 GMT
Posted: May 31, 2024 21:42:45 GMT
Now that is a surprise to see! When I was much (much) younger and worked at a local department store selling transistor radios, electronic gadgets and cameras of the same period, there were Bushnell models with the same basic shape/size and also had that same 'crackle' paint (in blue). They had a very plane-Jane eyepiece though, and none of the screw placements on the prism box like yours, so I can only think that they weren't 3rd party rebadging them for Yashica.
I assume all the lenses are coated too...?
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on Jun 1, 2024 9:40:25 GMT
Posted: Jun 1, 2024 9:40:25 GMT
Now that is a surprise to see! When I was much (much) younger and worked at a local department store selling transistor radios, electronic gadgets and cameras of the same period, there were Bushnell models with the same basic shape/size and also had that same 'crackle' paint (in blue). They had a very plane-Jane eyepiece though, and none of the screw placements on the prism box like yours, so I can only think that they weren't 3rd party rebadging them for Yashica. I assume all the lenses are coated too...? You are absolutely correct; the lenses are coated. The coatings have a fine blue cast. With a serial number of 19599, it suggests that there ought to be a few more out there... |
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